The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-11-01

leave home and go far among strangers without
some assurance of getting q situation. Will some of
the cousins from the fur west correspond with mel
giving me general description of that state Gail
formal and its advantages for poor bow / hope1
kind Aunt Susie, you will pardon me for so long a
letter. but pertaining as it does to so much impor-
lance to me, I'm sure you Will. God less the
cousins and their gr az and noble leader and if you
heed the frequent aivice given by one who loves
You, believe you will grow up in the paths OF
virtue and truth.
Mabel Humphreys Huntsville, Texas-May have
htIle chat with the cousins this pleasant morning.
nave wan ! to Join them for some time lut was
afraid might be intruding The cousins write s,1ch
nice letters, and think the Letter Box" such q
COED institution. Cousins, what have you done
with yourselves this vacation? l have been enoy.l
ing the summer to the uttermost, and am now pre-
pairing to settle down to my school duties d o YOU,
all dread the idea much of starting to school? II
don't, at least not so very much. Our school days
are our hapli st days How do you agree to that
saying? think see some shaking their heads
wontsay what think. Won't some of the cousins
between sixteen and twenty years of age correspond
with me- >
Katie r. Sheldon, Napoleonville, Ia.-As this is
my first letter hope 1t will escape the waste basket
My grandfather takes TIE CONSTITUTION and love
to read the Womans Kingdom. have one sister
and three brothers. Well will close; love to Aunt
Susie and the cousins.
Reddick Wheeler, Eatonton Ga-My vacation
closed the LIST of August and had to give up my fun
and go back to school; but am going to study hard;
am now head in every class. have lots Of fun
sometimes driving cows; we have big herd, but
am not n COW boy l attended the reunion in
Eatonton the LIST inst, and heard some good
speeches. had big dinner and q e Cd time generally
efrovp MI
anything but cousins, he amt black bit.
Hattie Ella Howard, Jamestown Ga.--Now have
reached home from delightful visit to one of nv
neighbors and have finished all OF my duties about
the house, win employ II few moments in the de-
lightul task of writing to Aunt Susie and the
cousins. This is my first attempt at writing to this
corner, and am knocking ever so tlmidy for adj
mttance am city girl but am ting relatives
near Jamestown. / have never enjoyed ANYTHING.
halfso much as have this visit. Would like to
correspond with some of the cousins between six
teen and twenty-five years Of age Love to Aunt
Susie and the cousins.
Gertrude Kenney, New Boston, Texas--I am q
little girl ten years old. have neither brother nor
sister. have pet and that a cat; his name is
Dock and he is the sWee est cat of all the cats
School was out last June and am enjoying myself
but time is drawing near for school to begin again.
] like the Young Folks columns We have a very
nice Sunday school here; it meets every Sunday
evening. Campmeetng commences in four miles
from here next Thursday; am anticipating good
time. Love to Aunt Susie and the cousins.
Lille Henderson,, scnatobia, Mlss-wouldn't 10
be grand II all the young people would organize q
literary society in their neghborhood2 Let each
have certain parts assigned to them such as reci-
tatGns essays, speeches and dialogues. | think it
would be quite improving Now won't some of tho
dear little cousin give me name for my pct bird.
My school closed today, so l will have vaeation
for several months. ] have little sister named
Susie; she has red hair ana blue eyes / VIII close
by asking the cousins question "What animal
has its eyes in the end of its horns?" First correct
answer sent me will receive flower seeds, two coors
of snap dragon
Susie Dawson and Erin Davis, Perute, Aa.-We
are great friends and are spending the evening to-
gether. We are twelve years old and live in the
country. We wish we had something interesting to
tell TIE Cousins but win tell them about the district
| meeting. The bishop cane to meeting, and of
| course that made the meeting interesting; he
| preached on Friday and it was one of the finest
sermons we ever listened to- and our preacher said
| lie would give him Il hundred dollars to preach the
same sermon again. We help our malnas about tho
| domestic work. love to feed the chickens and
! hunt eggs. We would have been glad for
| you and some Of the cousins to have been here to
| have eaten our fine fruit; we have some fine ponce
granates down here We would like for some of the
cousins TO write to us We will close with much
love for the cousins. Goodbye Aunt Susie.